the large family of five girls young all
shriek and high pitched voices skip -up the road
they are colour-full and bikes and skipping natural-
ways of getting up the road; the road that connects us all
in one way or another to the road we all travel -
yes they are a blessing in this landscape full- of blessings
bird life seals cows and sheep flowers and burns running-
out the hills where the rain meets the earth we all drink deep
and we all are grateful even if we miss it all and sleep most the time